CL Educate Ltd
The education market in India is expected to reach US$ 313 billion by FY30.
CL Educate Ltd, which operates under the brand name of Career Launcher, started operations in April 1996. The company has entered into six business segments in the education industry since then and has become well recognized brand name in India. It is based out of New Delhi and its main business is entrance test preparation. The company also has presence in the K-12 segment through its Indus World School, which was started in 2006. The company acquired Kestone in 2008, through which it undertakes integrated business, marketing and sales. For the quarter ended December 2025 (Q3 FY26), CL Educate Limited reported revenue of Rs. 120.45 crore (US$ 13.63 million), reflecting a year-on-year growth of 72.5%.
- Parent company behind Career Launcher
- Leader in Test Prep Segment in India
- Businesses include test preparation & training, vocational training, publishing & content development and integrated solution for educational institutes and corporates.
- 200+ test prep centres across 100+ cities in India, with 82,500+ students enrolled
CL Educate – A Public Start-up
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2026 |
In February 2026, CL Educate Limited continued to strengthen its assessment business, with its subsidiary DEX reporting revenue of Rs. 194 crore (US$ 21.95 million) and contributing significantly to overall growth, while the company focused on scaling digital assessment services and institutional contracts. In February 2026, CL Educate Limited reported strong operational performance for the period ended December 31, 2025, driven by the consolidation of the DEX acquisition, with revenue from operations rising 65% year-on-year to Rs. 430.5 crore (US$ 48.71 million) in 9M FY26. |
| 2025 |
In January 2025, CL Educate Limited has acquired the Digital Exam Assessment (DEX) business of NSEIT Limited for Rs. 230 crore (US$ 26.6 million) upfront plus Rs. 75 crore (US$ 8.7 million) earn-out, marking its entry into India’s Rs. 7,000 crore (US$ 809.5 million) assessments market. |
| 2023 |
As informed in September 2023, Career Launcher is conducting around 30 seminars in as many cities across the country to help MBA and law aspirants get into top business and law schools. In August 2023, Career Launcher announced the launch of CL Olympiad, a prestigious scholastic test designed to foster excellence and critical thinking among students in classes 8-12. |
| 2022 |
In October 2022, Career Launcher signed up a third centre at Jaipur for CAT/CLAT/IPM at JLN Marg, Jaipur. In October 2022, Career Launcher added 12 new locations for Study Abroad vertical In November 2022, Career Launcher signed up new partner for Tirupati for CAT and BANK/SSC |
| 2021 |
In September, Career Launcher announced signing up of 8 franchisee centres in Tier-II and Tier-III cities as a part of its plan to add 200+ partners and reach a target of 350+ franchisees by FY23. |
| 2020 |
CL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) |
| 2019 |
Planned to start free education of NEET and JEE entrance exams in Delhi government schools. In February 2019, Career Launcher organised its first workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Planned to invest Rs. 30 crore (US$ 4.29 million) in early-stage start-ups based out of campuses |
| 2018 |
Entered into a strategic partnership with EvueMe Selection Bot at helping students & professionals prepare for various kinds of interviews CL Educate and GD Goenka Group tied up to educate 40,000 youth across India CL educate announces the launch of Finance Upskilling courses in collaboration with BDO India |
| 2017 |
Listed on BSE and NSE through Initial Public Offer (IPO), 100 per cent acquisition of Accendere |
| 2011 |
Entered publication business with acquisition of GKP |
| 2008 |
Foray into vocational training with acquisition of Kestone |
| 2006 |
First Indus World School opened |
| 2004 |
Acquired Lohana Test Series |
| 2001 |
Acquired Paragon Classes and intellectual property of Compassbox.com |
| 2000 |
Acquired KITS’ intellectual property and Professionals Online Pvt Ltd |
| 1996 |
Incorporated as Career Launcher (India) Private Limited |
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